The Deception In The Church web site will soon be setting up a bookstore.
This bookstore will only stock selected books, videos, audio tapes and
other materials having to do with apostasy in the church. I am doing
this as a service to the thousands of people who visit DITC per month.
I get many requests for materials. I also frankly need some financial
support for the DITC ministry. I have been providing a first rate
"Reader's Digest" type discernment service since 1997 with more than 700
articles online or linked from DITC. During that period of time I
have only had two financial donations to support DITC. The Lord has
been gracious and I know He will provide all our needs but my main goal
is to provide a service that will help you to get your hands on the materials
you need to help others to "learn to discern". At this point I am
waiting for PayPal to add a promised "cart" function before I launch this
exclusive online bookstore.

A FEW INTERESTING STORIES

I have heard a few fascinating accounts lately involving some Third
Wave false teachers. These came to light one evening after a Bible
study I taught on the basic doctrines of the Faith. On the last night
after a video presentation, we had a discussion. At that discussion
some confessions were made by some pastors and church leaders that they
had been to a Benny Hinn rally in 1997 in Hawaii. Here are their
accounts, minus the names to protect the innocent.

Indian Giver

One pastor related that he went to the Benny Hinn crusade with a number
of other church members. Some of them had illnesses and were hoping for
healing. This pastor and members of his church went forward and stood
on the stage. Benny Hinn did his usual "blowing" thing and a number
of them fell down backwards except for the pastor. He said he felt
nothing and just stood there. Soon they were led off stage.
The offering time came and everyone was given an envelope and encouraged
to give at least $20. in the offering. The pastor and many of his
church members, who are poor island people, gave at least $20. each.
In about a week after returning home mailings from Benny Hinn Ministries
began to arrive in his mailbox. They always had a heavy emphasis
on giving more money to receive a blessing from the Lord, so this pastor
sent two more donations in to Benny Hinn. Upon receipt of the third
mailing inside of a month, the pastor became frustrated. His rent
was due, he needed a car to be able to visit his congregation, and other
bills needed to be paid. Looking for help from Benny Hinn, he wrote
a letter instead of sending money. In his letter he explained his
circumstances and his need for money and asked Benny Hinn if he could send
some money to support the local ministry.

Can you guess what happened next?

Not only did Benny Hinn Ministries not send any money to this poor pastor
trying to do the Lord's work, but they immediately took him off their mailing
list because he never again received another mailing from them! At
that point this pastor began to suspect that Benny Hinn Ministries was
not everything he had thought it would be. After going through our
Bible studies he began to relate these experiences and tell his people
to stay away from snake oil salesmen like Benny Hinn.

It's Healthier To Stay Away

Another senior pastor related that an assistant pastor in his church
came and invited him to the same Benny Hinn crusade. At the time
both he and the assistant were suffering from diabetes and complications
resulting from that disease. The senior pastor did not think it would
be a good idea to go, even though at the time he did not know why.
So the assistant pastor and a number of church members went to the first
night of the crusade. That night the assistant pastor was prayed
for by Benny Hinn and proclaimed to be healed. The next day the assistant
pastor came to the senior pastor and, with glowing praise for Hinn, invited
him to go again that night. Again the senior pastor declined, telling
him that somehow he felt the Lord was telling him not to go. The
assistant pastor told the senior pastor that he had be healed and felt
a lot better, but the senior pastor stood his ground. The assistant
pastor went back for another night of the crusade. About a month
later the senior pastor, who had been treated successfully for diabetes
by his doctor and was on medication what was helping him, got a call to
go visit someone in the hospital. It was the assistant pastor whose
diabetic condition had worsened to the point that he now had to undergo
dialysis multiple times each week. The senior pastor asked the assistant
pastor "Who feels better now?"

Words Create Pregnancy

After sending out a recent newsletter that told about the false teachings
and practices of Rod Parsley, I received this short reply via e-mail on
9/29/00 from a woman who has been faithful in reporting what is going on
in the Third Wave over the years.

Sandy, excellent article on the Garnish Guru, Rod Parsley.
In the same June broadcast which I saw he told the story of a "little"
woman (they're always little) who was barren. He "laid hands" on
her and the next day the doctor said she was three months pregnant.
Now, Sandy, that takes some doin'!

Blessings,M

Always More To Come

In the economy of the Third Wave "there is always more where that came
from". We have lots of stories like these we could relate.
I am not big on using testimonials because they are subjective and often
hard to independently prove, if they are not from a reliable source.
We like to stick to doctrinal issues, of which the heretical type are of
an inexhaustible supply in the Third Wave.

FEATURE ARTICLE

Which brings us to the feature article of this newsletter called "Under
My Anointing, Under My Thumb - The Ministry And The Money" by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason, 9/00 This article details the financial
escapades of people like Benny Hinn and Rod Parsley. Why do Christians
continue to defend these false teachers?

You can access this feature article by clicking on the following link: